In honor of those wahi pana (legendary, storied places), the group sang together Mokuoe, by Philomena Makaena.

• Creation of the network itself, comprised of a broad, active membership across the spectrum of Hawaiian education contexts.
• Development of a shared vision, mission, and strategic goals
• Establishment of a Kōmike Hoʻokele to serve in place of ʻAha Kūkā when urgent decision making is needed, to guide ʻAha Kūkā agenda development, and to direct the strategic and tactical work of Kanaeokana
• Formation of shared ideas about what defines an aloha ʻāina leader (still being refined)
• Development and growth of communication channels and content shared on Kanaeokana  channels
  • Kanaeokana Website
  • Kanaeokana Project Dashboard
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Following up from the July 2018 meeting where the ‘Aha Kūkā made decisions on what they’d like to see in a handbook, Kōmike Hoʻokele member Olani Lilly presented a hardcopy draft and shared:

• Origins of the handbook idea:
  • Trainers at a Harvard Collaborative Leadership Training emphasized that handbooks are often key tools in successful holacratic organizations (ones that are group “led” with no hierarchy; where lots of clarity about how folks get things done take the place of a bunch of bosses running the show).
  • Since Kanaeokana is such an organization where any member might take on a leadership or follower/supporter role, we thought this might work for us too.
• Purpose of the handbook:
  • Provide clarity and transparency regarding what Kanaeokana is, how it works, how folks can engage in it, and how it’s supported.
  • Offer new members a way to jumpstart their engagement in Kanaeokana.
  • Serve as a living document that can be adjusted to reflect changes in the group’s thinking.

Olani also got the ʻAha Kūkā engaged in a 10-team, no holds-barred, be as creative as you can, virtual “scavenger hunt.”  The pics tell the story!

The pics and videos tell the story!

• A face-to-face sharing offered by the alakaʻi of each kōmike hoʻokō
• The virtual Kanaeokana Project Dashboard
• A printed version of the dashboard “uploaded” onto one of the meeting room walls

The goal of this exercise was to allow all ʻAha Kūkā members to become apprised of the work of each kōmike hoʻokō and to then be prepared to choose which kōmike they wanted to jump into for the next activity.

• Kōmike hoʻokō alakaʻi shared about what their kōmike is hoping to receive brainstorming ideas about
• Participants at each kōmike had individual brainstorming time and shared an “ideation kit” to help stir creative juices
• Participants shared their ideas with kōmike
• Each kōmike selected two ideas they were most interested in working on
• Each kōmike shared their top two ideas with the ‘Aha Kūkā

As each kōmike solidifies their plans, the emerging projects will be posted on the Kanaeokana Project Dashboard.

She taught the group that hana hei originates from a time when the memories of our kūpuna were highly developed. “It is a mnemonic device that aids in memory acquisition as well as pattern and symmetry recognition. It’s also a celestial and land mapping tool. It integrates auditory, visual and kinesthetic functions appealing to all learners,” said Kumu Mikiʻala.

She and her son Kalaʻe demonstrated several amazing hei to the group, including a two-person, 3D hei involving puʻu in ʻEwa.

Kumu Mikiʻala also taught the group a beginner hei, Nenue, which is a one-eye string figure.  

Pūlehu ka Nenue      Smoke the nenue
Kō‘ala Ka Nenue       broil the nenue
E e, e e, e e

Following the screening, Hae Hawaiʻi Director, Ty Sanga, shared a bit of the story behind the story along with the hopes for what the film might invoke as audiences soak in its many messages. 

A further purpose of the screening was to have  the ʻAha Kūkā consider the possibility of holding screenings in their community that could be combined with other films, performances, displays, cultural vendors, etc. There was high interest in doing so.